Mghala Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mghala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mghala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania451:1,176,48046,524
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mghala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mghala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mghala is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mghala? popularity and diffusion

Mghala is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghala reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mghala is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania Mghala is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 71 percent live, Songwe Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mghalat921/
Mgala9129,844/
Menghala861/
Mgalla8311,479/
Mgalah83602/
Mngala8317/
Mgaila8310/
Mgalya834/
Mgaula834/
McGala833/
Mqgala832/
Mghali832/
Mgatla831/
Minghalla801/
Mgallah773,971/
Mengala77359/
Mingala77338/
Mngalya7777/
McGalla7740/
Mngalla774/
Mng'ala774/
Mnggala774/
McGalia771/
Mgallla771/
Mghasli771/
Mgale733,245/
Mgela73699/
Mgola73337/
Mgali73159/
Mgalo7381/
Menggala71192/
Mingaila7154/
Minghalo7129/
Ming'ala719/
Menghale716/
Mengalai714/
Mingalla712/
Minggala711/
Mgingala711/
M'Ghaily711/
Menghalo711/
McGalash711/
Mingayla711/
McGaulay710/
Mgalle67593/
Mngale67534/
Mgauli67182/
Mngola67140/
Mgolla6743/
Mgelah678/
Mgaule677/
Mgoila675/
Mgoola675/
Mngali674/
Mgalli673/
Mgallo673/
Mkgale672/
Mngalo672/
Mgholi671/
Mgailo671/
Mqgela671/
Mghaitleh671/
Mgaleu671/
Mgaili671/
Mgahle671/
Mgaile671/
Mkgali671/
McGaly671/
McGela670/
McGalliad670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mghala
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